Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:58:29 -0800 (PST) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: BKL in tty code? |
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> > There is probably some cleanup that is possible, but really getting the > > thing in gear (which means no BKL, which is probably the hardest part to > > rip out) require some level of rewrite. > > I've been thinking about the serial layer, and its far from trivial. > Unless its done right, we'll end up with a mess of locks -> deadlock.
All the locking should be moved to the upper tty layers. Why implement the wheel over and over agin for each type of tty device.
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